(Final - December 7, 2008)
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Harris Interactive |
USA Today |
Computers |
| Rank |
Team |
BCS Avg. |
Prev. |
Rank |
Pts. |
% |
Rank |
Pts. |
% |
Avg. Rank |
Pts. |
% |
| 1. |
Oklahoma (12-1) |
.9757 |
2 |
2 |
2699 |
.9554 |
1 |
1482 |
.9718 |
1 |
100 |
1.000 |
| 2. |
Florida (12-1) |
.9479 |
4 |
1 |
2776 |
.9827 |
2 |
1481 |
.9711 |
3 |
89 |
.890 |
| 3. |
Texas (11-1) |
.9298 |
3 |
3 |
2616 |
.9260 |
3 |
1408 |
.9233 |
2 |
94 |
.940 |
| 4. |
Alabama (12-1) |
.8443 |
1 |
4 |
2442 |
.8644 |
T-4 |
1309 |
.8584 |
6 |
81 |
.810 |
| 5. |
So. California (11-1) |
.8208 |
5 |
5 |
2413 |
.8542 |
T-4 |
1309 |
.8584 |
7 |
75 |
.750 |
| 6. |
Utah (12-0) |
.7846 |
6 |
7 |
2119 |
.7501 |
7 |
1134 |
.7436 |
5 |
86 |
.860 |
| 7. |
Texas Tech (11-1) |
.7840 |
7 |
8 |
2090 |
.7398 |
8 |
1132 |
.7423 |
4 |
87 |
.870 |
| 8. |
Penn State (11-1) |
.7387 |
8 |
6 |
2186 |
.7738 |
6 |
1193 |
.7823 |
9 |
66 |
.660 |
| 9. |
Boise State (12-0) |
.6980 |
9 |
9 |
1938 |
.6860 |
9 |
1034 |
.6780 |
8 |
73 |
.730 |
| 10. |
Ohio State (10-2) |
.6354 |
10 |
10 |
1858 |
.6577 |
10 |
1004 |
.6584 |
11 |
59 |
.590 |
| 11. |
Texas Christian (10-2) |
.5848 |
11 |
11 |
1580 |
.5593 |
11 |
877 |
.5751 |
10 |
62 |
.620 |
| 12. |
Cincinnati (11-2) |
.5384 |
13 |
12 |
1528 |
.5409 |
12 |
830 |
.5443 |
12 |
53 |
.530 |
| 13. |
Oklahoma State (9-3) |
.4866 |
14 |
13 |
1402 |
.4963 |
14 |
722 |
.4734 |
13 |
49 |
.490 |
| 14. |
Georgia Tech (9-3) |
.4516 |
15 |
14 |
1221 |
.4322 |
15 |
690 |
.4525 |
14 |
47 |
.470 |
| 15. |
Georgia (9-3) |
.3775 |
16 |
17 |
1018 |
.3604 |
17 |
537 |
.3521 |
15 |
42 |
.420 |
| 16. |
Brigham Young (10-2) |
.3580 |
18 |
16 |
1071 |
.3791 |
16 |
541 |
.3548 |
16 |
34 |
.340 |
| 17. |
Oregon (9-3) |
.3395 |
19 |
15 |
1211 |
.4287 |
13 |
747 |
.4898 |
T-23 |
10 |
.100 |
| 18. |
Michigan State (9-3) |
.2866 |
21 |
18 |
831 |
.2942 |
18 |
466 |
.3056 |
19 |
26 |
.260 |
| 19. |
Virginia Tech (9-4) |
.2440 |
25 |
22 |
511 |
.1809 |
19 |
337 |
.2210 |
17 |
33 |
.330 |
| 20. |
Pittsburgh (9-3) |
.2377 |
23 |
19 |
638 |
.2258 |
21 |
316 |
.2072 |
18 |
28 |
.280 |
| 21. |
Missouri (9-4) |
.1627 |
20 |
24 |
382 |
.1352 |
23 |
218 |
.1430 |
T-20 |
21 |
.210 |
| 22. |
Ball State (12-1) |
.1464 |
12 |
20 |
609 |
.2156 |
22 |
219 |
.1436 |
25 |
8 |
.080 |
| 23. |
Northwestern (9-3) |
.1377 |
22 |
21 |
548 |
.1940 |
20 |
334 |
.2190 |
NR |
0 |
.000 |
| 24. |
Boston College (9-4) |
.1046 |
17 |
26 |
172 |
.0609 |
26 |
96 |
.0630 |
22 |
19 |
.190 |
| 25. |
Mississippi (8-4) |
.0837 |
NR |
23 |
413 |
.1462 |
24 |
160 |
.1049 |
NR |
0 |
.000 |
POLL EXPLANATION & ABOUT THE BCS:
To derive a team's poll percentages in the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls, each team's point total is divided by a maximum 2850 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1575 possible points in the USA Today Poll. Teams are assigned an inverse point total (25 for #1, 24 for #2, etc.) for each of their respective computer poll rankings to determine the overall computer component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the sum total of the remaining four rankings is divided by 100 (the maximum possible points). This figure produces a Computer Rankings Percentage.
The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength within its formula. The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA Today Polls, and Computer rankings. The highest BCS Average receives the #1 ranking, the second highest receives #2, and so forth.